Legal Opinion
Hightower v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 14, 2010No. S10A0383, S10A0589PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Justice.
These appeals arise from a joint trial stemming from the fatal shooting of Travis Harris and the pistol beating of Marvin Thurman. In Case No. S10A0383, Ricardel Hightower appeals his convictions for malice murder, armed robbery, and aggravated assault; in Case No. S10A0589, Roderick Johnson appeals his convictions for the same offenses. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.1
Construed to support the verdicts, the evidence showed that the apartment of Sammy Green in Albany, Georgia was used as a gambling house. On December 7, 2002, Zackery and Hightower were at the apartment…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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3Cited by13 opinions
- von Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
- Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- McLean v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Keever v. DellingerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Morrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
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